About Us

 

Zampell Limited is the UK arm of the family-owned Zampell group, founded in the United States in 1966. Built on a foundation of safety, commitment to employees, customer focus and quality craftsmanship, the group has grown organically and by acquiring like-minded businesses with strong reputations. Today we operate internationally with manufacturing and refractory operations across the UK, Europe and the USA.

 

Who we are

Based in the centre of the UK, Zampell Limited provides refractory installation and engineering services to customers across multiple industries. Since 1 October 2018 we have incorporated CobbLloyd Refractories, strengthening our installation capability and adding experienced teams and management to better serve the marketplace. Together with our affiliate Vulcan Refractories, the group offers full control of production, supply and installation for boiler tile systems, making us well placed to support the Energy from Waste sector.

Our history

Cobb Refractories was established in Northern Ireland in 1965 and developed a reputation for dense refractory installations in power generation and industrial chimney construction. The business expanded to mainland UK in 1999 and in 2011 merged with Lloyd Refractory Insulation Systems to form CobbLloyd Refractories Limited. The company’s long history of high-quality workmanship and strong safety performance is now part of Zampell Limited’s heritage.

What we do

Zampell delivers complete turnkey refractory packages, from consultancy and design through to manufacture, installation and maintenance. Our experience spans a wide range of sectors, including:

  • Energy from Waste and incineration
  • Power generation
  • Aluminium processing
  • Iron and steel forging and heat treatment
  • Petrochemical and chemical processing

We combine technical design capability, in-house manufacture and skilled installation teams to provide customers with practical, cost-effective engineering solutions.

 

Group capabilities and partnerships

Working alongside Vulcan Refractories, our sister company, Zampell can provide bespoke and confidential manufacture of refractory products. Vulcan also produces ceramic infra-red and quartz heaters and has developed patented formulations such as ZEROX for advanced tile performance. This partnership gives our clients access to both stocked standard products and fully bespoke systems or one-off tile replacements.

People, skills and training

Our workforce and site supervisors are central to our success. Management and supervision typically have a minimum of 25 years’ experience in refractory industries, and we invest continuously in skills development to prepare the next generation of supervisors and contract managers. Our training programmes focus on safe working practices, technical competence and career progression for employees.

Innovation and continuous development

Zampell draws on decades of sector knowledge to evaluate and adopt new technologies that deliver practical improvements for customers.

We focus on solutions that increase uptime, improve thermal efficiency and reduce lifecycle costs. Our ISO 9001-aligned processes ensure consistent quality across manufacture and supply.

Sustainability and safety

Sustainability and safety are integrated into our business. We aim to minimise environmental impact through material selection, efficient working methods and continual improvement. Our safety culture is driven by training, supervision and a commitment to return every employee home safely.

Vulcan
Thousands of satisfied customers, in more than 40 countries around the World, by solving some of the most challenging refractory issues that industry can find.
Vulcan Refractories continually hone its expertise and maintain full control of its manufacturing processes, engineering, materials, production, quality and logistics from its base in the Midlands.
To find out more please visit www.vulcanrefractories.com

USA
For more information on Zampell USA please visit their dedicated website.

European
For more information on Zampell Denmark please visit their dedicated website.